Stroke/Thromboembolism and Intracranial Hemorrhage in a Real-world Atrial Fibrillation Population

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5954599	Chest	2014	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

IEs occurred mainly in elderly patients who received ASA or no treatment. One-half of patients with IEs receiving anticoagulant treatment had subtherapeutic INRs. Therapeutic approaches to elderly subjects with AF require an effective anticoagulant treatment strategy.

Keywords

ASA NACs RRR ARR INR LMWH VKA vitamin K antagonist Intracranial hemorrhage ischemic event Atrial fibrillation ICH International Normalized Ratio low-molecular-weight heparin General practitioner Absolute risk reduction relative risk reduction

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Stroke/Thromboembolism and Intracranial Hemorrhage in a Real-world Atrial Fibrillation Population

Authors

Gualtiero MD, Luisa MD, Mario MD, Marcello MD, Antonio MD, Giuseppe MD, Antonio MD, Giordano MD, Gaetano MD, Angelo MD, Nicola MD, Simona MD, Marco MD, Antonella MD, Vincenzo MD, Maurizio MD, Giampaolo MD, Gregory Y.H. MD,